Map-rack.



R. H. BENNETT. MAP BACK. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7', 1910.

Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

RUSSELL I-I. BENNETT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MAP-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16,1912.

Application filed September 7, 1910. Serial N 0. 580,929.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSSELL H. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a certain new and useful Map-Rack, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a supporting device for rolled documents,drawings, maps, designs, etc., and has particular reference to anadjustable wall rack, adapted for all sizes of rolled papers.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to eliminate thenecessity for filing maps and drawings in compartment cases and therebyto prevent tearing consequent on the repeated removal and replacement ofthe same in their respective tiers.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple, compact andcheap device for supporting rolled articles, which may be hung in anyconvenient place, and which may be adjusted to meet all requirements ofsmall and large rolls.

Another most important object of this invention is to provide a rackfrom which the pegs or holders may be readily and quickly removed and asspeedily replaced without the necessity heretofore encountered, ofsliding the same along the supporting bars and off of the ends orremoving pegs or holdersfrom containing sockets or orifices, it being afurther object of the invention to provide pegs that may be adjustedrelatively to the support, without removal therefrom, yet which mayalways be connected with the support.

lVith these and other objects in view this invention consists of thefeatures and details of construction separately and in combinationdescribed in connection with the accompanying drawings and then moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective View of a rack embodying theinvention, showing the same hung from the molding. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing a fragment of the supporting rod and a peg orholder thereon. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form showingonly a single pieced peg or holder, and Fig. d is a front elevation ofthe same.

From the molding 1 in a room are hung two or more rods 2 the distancebetween them being determinable by the length of the maps or otherrolled documents. On

said rods are pegs or holders 3, severally con sisting of a strand ofsteel wire or other resilient metal, bent upon itself at A to form twoparts B and C of unequal length, the upper part B being perfectlystraight and rigid, and forming the rest or support for the maps 4, andthe lower part C being bowed away in a gradual arc from the point of itscontiguity with the upper part B, and forming a yielding support for theupper part B and weighty maps and rolls, while also serving to produce alocking wedge action on the rods 2, as will appear more fullyhereinafter. Each end of the conjoined strand forming the parts B and Cis provided with a contiguous whirl 5, the ex tremity 6 of whichterminates on a line approximately vertical with the incipient point 7of the whirl, leaving between said extremity 6 and such incipient point7, an opening 8, whereby the holder may be readily placed on the rod 2.When pressure is brought to bear upon the upper part B of the bentstrand, the lower part C thereof is caused to expand relatively to saidupper part, increasing thereby the curvature of the arc of said lowerpart and causing the end 9 of the whirl, which embraces approximatelyonehalf of the supporting rod 2, to be frictionally wedged or bound tothe said rod by the torsion incident to the yielding tendency of thelower member.

During the compressive action of a weight upon the upper member B of thestrands, the whirl in which such member terminates, frictionally bindson the rod 2, which extends through the loop 8 of the whirl. To releasethe holders from the rods, the two members are pressed together,removing therebythe torsional twist of the whirl on the rods, leavingthe lower spring member C free to assume its normal position, whichaction causes the upper member to simultaneously move upwardly, freeingthereby its whirled end from frictional engagement with the end. In suchreleased position, the holder may be moved relatively in the rod, and asis obvious, to any position desired, either vertically or horizontally.

In Figs. 3 and 4: the holder is shown to consist of but one strand ofwire or other resilient metal 11, which forms a restor support for mapsand like rolled articles. The rear of said strand is bent outwardlyrelatively to the horizontal axis of the strand, as seen at 12, thendownwardly upon itself as seen at 13 and finally inwardly as seen at 14,the curvature of the rear end of said strand forming substantially awhirl. In placing the holder upon the rod 2, the loop end 15, formed bythe bends l2 and 13 is slipped over the rod. Thereupon by a twistingmovement of the strand the curved terminus 14, which conforms to thecurvature of the rod, is brought nearly in contact therewith, and thestrand then pressed downwardly by its free end, which action forces theinitial bend 12 in snug contact with the rod. The removal'is eifected inthe same way reversed.

What I claim is:

A holder comprising a strand of resilient wire bent upon itself to formtwo parts of unequal length and having their free ends bent downwardlyand outwardly and finally inwardly to form a gripping means for asuitable support, the longer of said two parts extending parallel withthe other part for a short distance of its length and then curvingdownwardly and away from the said other part to form a yielding supporttherefor, such longer part being expansible relatively to said otherpart and the support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

RUSSELL H. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

ANTON GLOETZNER, J r., F. J. MoCLARY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

